Responding to Prejudice
Applying the Dharma when witnessing or experiencing prejudice against minority groups.
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Cultural Diversity and Obstacles to Tolerance (2010)
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Venerable Thubten Nyima Overcoming anger towards those who use hate speech
The Buddha had an answer for those who believed in the innate superiority of certain…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Meeting adversity with joy
Advice on how to face anger and hatred with calm and creativity.
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Overcoming fear and preconceptions
A motivation to work with the fear and misleading preconceptions that arise in the face…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme We all can overcome our wrong views
A story of a man who used to be a white supremacist and transformed his…
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Bodhisattva versus white supremacist
Venerable Thubten Chodron comments on the Charlottesville protest rally.
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Respect for common American values
A reflection on the controversy around athletes' recent protests of the killings of black men.
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Seeking unity, not division
Venerable Thubten Chodron shares on "The Thin Blue Line Between Us," a news article by…
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Cultivating equanimity in a time of violence
A response to a student's letter on the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile,…
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa Welcoming refugees
Bringing a positive outlook to the situation of refugees in Europe, seeing it as an…
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Living without fear
Reflections on working with prejudice against immigrants happening worldwide, and the different forms of violence…
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White privilege
Responding to a student's request to speak about race in America and how to be…
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